John 1:38 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And Jesus turning, and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi (which means in translation, Teacher), where do you live?”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where abidest thou?
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abidest thou?
LSV Literal Standard Version
And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, says to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is, being interpreted, Teacher), “where do You remain?”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou?
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou?
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Then Iesus turned about, and saw them follow, and saide vnto them, What seeke ye? And they saide vnto him, Rabbi (which is to say by interpretation, Master) where dwellest thou?
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Then Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What do you want?” They replied, “Rabbi (which translated means teacher), where are you staying?”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And Iesus turned about and sawe them folowe and sayde vnto them: what seke ye? They sayde vnto him: Rabbi (which is to saye by interpretacion Master) where dwellest thou?
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, 'What seek ye?' and they said to them, 'Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'
FBV Free Bible Version
Jesus turned round and saw them following him. “What are you looking for?” he asked them. “Rabbi (which means ‘Teacher’), where are you staying?” they asked in reply.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y volviéndose Jesús, y viendo que le seguían, les dixo: ¿Qué buscáis? Ellos le dixéron: ¿Rabbí (que quiere decir Maestro) en dónde moras?
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y volviéndose Jesús, y viéndolos seguir[le], díceles: ¿Qué buscáis? Y ellos le dijeron: Rabbí (que declarado quiere decir Maestro) ¿dónde moras?
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Jesús volvió la cabeza, y viendo que lo seguían, les preguntó: ―¿Qué buscan? Ellos contestaron: ―Rabí, (Rabí significa: Maestro) ¿dónde vives?
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Jesús dio vuelta y vio que lo seguían. Entonces les preguntó: ¿Qué buscan? Ellos le preguntaron: Rabí, que significa Maestro, ¿dónde te hospedas?
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Jesús volteó y vio que estos le seguían. “¿Qué están buscando?” les preguntó, “Rabí (que significa ‘Maestro’), ¿dónde vives?” le preguntaron ellos, como respuesta.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Jesús se volvió, vio que lo seguían y les dijo: ¿Qué buscan? Ellos le dijeron: Rabí, que significa Maestro, ¿dónde te quedas?
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς·
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
στραφεις δε ο ιησους και θεασαμενος αυτους ακολουθουντας λεγει αυτοις· τι ζητειτε; οι δε ειπον αυτω· ραββι· ο λεγεται ερμηνευομενον διδασκαλε· που μενεις;
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας, λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί ζητεῖτε; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί — ὃ λέγεται ἑρμηνευόμενον, Διδάσκαλε — ποῦ μένεις;
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
στραφεισ δε ο ιησουσ και θεασαμενοσ αυτουσ ακολουθουντασ λεγει αυτοισ τι ζητειτε οι δε ειπον αυτω ραββι ο λεγεται ερμηνευομενον διδασκαλε που μενεισ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς Τί ζητεῖτε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ Ῥαββεί, (ὃ λέγεται μεθερμηνευόμενον Διδάσκαλε,) ποῦ μένεις;
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς· Τί ζητεῖτε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Ῥαββί (ὃ λέγεται ⸀μεθερμηνευόμενον Διδάσκαλε), ποῦ μένεις;
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Conversus autem Jesus, et videns eos sequentes se, dicit eis: Quid quæritis? Qui dixerunt ei: Rabbi (quod dicitur interpretatum Magister), ubi habitas?
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Ѡ҆бра́щьсѧ же і҆и҃съ и҆ ви́дѣвъ ѧ҆̀ по себѣ̀ и҆дꙋ̑ща, гл҃а и҆́ма: чесѡ̀ и҆́щета; Ѡ҆́на же рѣ́ста є҆мꙋ̀: равві̀, є҆́же глаго́летсѧ сказа́емо ᲂу҆чт҃лю, гдѣ̀ живе́ши;
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Иисус же, обратившись и увидев их идущих, говорит им: что вам надобно? Они сказали Ему: Равви, — что значит: учитель, — где живешь?
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Στραφείς δε ο Ιησούς και ιδών αυτούς ακολουθούντας, λέγει προς αυτούς· Τι ζητείτε; Οι δε είπον προς αυτόν, Ραββί, το οποίον ερμηνευόμενον λέγεται, Διδάσκαλε, που μένεις;
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А Исус обазревши се и видевши их где иду за Њим, рече им: Шта ћете? А они Му рекоше: Рави! (које значи: учитељу) где стојиш?
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A Isus obazrevši se i videvši ih gde idu za Njim, reče im: Šta ćete? A oni Mu rekoše: Ravi! (koje znači: učitelju) gde stojiš?
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَٱلْتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ وَنَظَرَهُمَا يَتْبَعَانِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمَا: «مَاذَا تَطْلُبَانِ؟». فَقَالَا: «رَبِّي» ٱلَّذِي تَفْسِيرُهُ: يَا مُعَلِّمُ. «أَيْنَ تَمْكُثُ؟».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC